Worlds of adventure!

Peril Planet is a tabletop game design studio powered by me, Nathan Russell. I tinker behind the scenes to bring you exciting and quirky games that throw you into the action.

At Peril Planet, my goal is to make little games for big adventures. You can check some of them out below.

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Trademarks & Meta-Tags

Trademarks & Meta-Tags

Freeform Universal works really well just the way it is, but today I am going to share with you two changes I have been working on – tags and trademarks. The first is a pretty simple adjustment to the language we use to describe functions in the game, while the second...

My Take on the Vagrant Dice System

My Take on the Vagrant Dice System

Vagrant Workshop have done a fantastic job on two amazing games that utilise the FU system. If you haven’t checked out Earthdawn: Age of Legend or the Equinox Storygame Guide, you should – they are beautiful products, evocative settings...

3 Tips for Playtesting

3 Tips for Playtesting

Every project has a point where it is time to share it with others. In game design, you need to get it in front of play testers to see if things work how you intended. When writing, you need your beta readers to tackle the text and share their initial impressions....